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AVIATION

1) New Zealand Takes Step Closer to Satellite-Supported Air Traffic Control

Link to Airport World article

http://www.airport-world.com/news/general-news/5829-new-zealand-takes-step-closer-to-satellite-supported-air-traffic-control.html

Link to news release

2) Lufthansa and Fraport's Multichannel Project Taps Into Passengers' Digitization Demands

Link to Future Travel Experience article

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2016/09/multichannel-project-targeting-passenger-digitalisation/

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Rapid-Flashing Beacon Shows Great Promise in Improving Pedestrian Safety

Link to Safetynet article

http://static.tti.tamu.edu/visualmedia/safetynet/2016/v2i3/improving-pedestrian-safety.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) GPS Girl Has the Most Well-Known Voice in the World

Link to interview on KSTU-TV's The Place

http://fox13now.com/2016/09/22/gps-girl-has-the-most-well-known-voice-in-the-world/

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) Towards a National Vision for a Secure, Connected Future Through Cooperative ITS

Link to Transport Certification Australia article

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/towards-national-vision-secure-connected-future-c-its-koniditsiotis

OTHER

6) Project Painting Traffic Boxes in Bristol, Connecticut Gets Red Light

Link to WVIT-TV story

http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Project-Painting-Traffic-Boxes-in-Bristol-Gets-Red-Light-394328921.html  

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Caltrain is Running One of the Snappiest Twitter Accounts in the Bay Area

Link to San Francisco Chronicle article

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Caltrain-is-running-the-one-of-the-snappiest-9234801.php

RAILROADS

8) Advocacy Official Spreads Word About Railroad Safety in Alabama

Link to News Courier article

http://www.enewscourier.com/news/local_news/safety-train--ing-advocacy-official-spreads-word-about-railroad/article_2c9094bc-804d-11e6-821c-aff80d4ff61a.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Highways England to Adopt Hard Hat Color Code

Link to Thinking Highways article

http://thinkinghighways.com/uk-highway-workers-to-move-to-new-coloured-hard-hat-regime/

TRANSIT

10) Automated and Connected Vehicle Tech Offers Promise for Transit Agencies

Link to Metro Magazine article

http://www.metro-magazine.com/management-operations/article/715509/automated-and-connected-vehicle-tech-offers-promise-for-transit-agencies

VEHICLES

11) Tesla 8.0 Update Enhances Autopilot and Protects Your Pet from Overheating

Link to CNET article

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-8-0-update-autopilot-cabin-overheat-protection-update/

12) Eight Big Challenges Remain for Self-Driving Car Makers

Link to USA Today article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/09/21/eight-big-challenges-remain-self-driving-car-makers/90791782/

13) Israeli Tech Firms Steer the Future of Driverless Cars

Link to Jewish Journal article

http://www.jewishjournal.com/israel/article/israeli_tech_firms_steer_the_future_of_driverless_cars

14) Autonomous Truck Platoons: Challenges and Opportunities for the Public Sector

Link to AT045 Intermodal Freight Transport Newsletter article

https://goo.gl/ryyq03 (page 2)

15) SAE Vehicle Engineering Technology Enewsletter

Link to newsletter

http://ims8.lyris.net/read/archive?id=34729&mid=858963605

News Releases

1) New Sensing System Developed by Washington University Engineers Set for a Test at Michigan's Mackinac Bridge

2) Digital Transformation Paves the Way for Enhanced Travel Experience at Bengaluru Airport

3) Athens International Airport First Airport in World to Implement Bot App Through Facebook Messenger

4) Cubic Opens Global Operations Center for Transportation Services

5) Ericsson Manages Wi-Fi Connectivity for High-Speed Trains in Germany

6) Ohio Department of Public Safety Encourages Public to Download Its Safer Ohio Phone App

Upcoming Events

International Cycling Safety Conference – November 3-4 – Bologna

https://events.unibo.it/icsc2016

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